June 16, 2015
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians on Monday urged a California federal judge to deny former tribal officials' bid to stay a lawsuit accusing them of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, arguing that employment agreements requiring arbitration of the dispute were forged.
May 22, 2015
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians made headlines last year after an internal battle for control of a tribe culminated in an exchange of gunfire at a casino, but the intratribal legal battle is only now heating up. Here, Law360 provides an inside look at how a WilmerHale investigation led to a lawsuit that’s pushing the boundaries of federal racketeering law.
May 18, 2015
Umpqua Bank urged a California federal judge on Friday to dismiss a Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians' lawsuit alleging the bank assisted former tribal officials in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, arguing the tribe seeks to shift responsibility for monitoring its authorized account representatives.